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Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake

February 5, 2016
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cookies & cakes, fave food, live

We're heading to our favorite Superbowl party this weekend and a late call has gone out for desserts. What a great excuse to bake up a storm and bring our Superbowl best! This Salted Texas Chocolate Sheet Cake is easy…

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Lavender shortbread

February 1, 2016
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cookies & cakes, fave food, live

My sisters are amazing cooks. Kylie created the most delicious Christmas spread I've ever tasted and Michelle (the youngest), kept us supplied with her homemade shortbread cookies throughout the holiday period. When we got back from Australia, we found ourselves…

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Finding (writing) inspiration

January 27, 2016
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The Panel: Chris Brancato, Shawn Ryan, Andy Schneider, Lawrence Andrews The writers group I meet with weekly is a great source of inspiration and support, not only for my writing, but for finding new ways to stay excited, informed and…

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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up

December 10, 2015
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Marie Kondo's book about decluttering caught my attention the minute I heard the title. However, books on decluttering are, in fact, contributing to the continuing problem of clutter in my house. In the past, I've tried throwing out ten things…

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DIY Industrial-style Holiday Wreaths

December 1, 2015
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You might remember my living succulent wreath disaster DIY from last week. It ended well after morphing into a lovely living centerpiece, but I was left with a second metal frame and no wreaths for my double front doors. The…

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DIY Living Succulent Wreath

November 20, 2015
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This lovely and affordable wreath, made on a square frame, was originally intended to hang on my front door for the holidays. I spent an hour or so putting it together. I made sure I did every step properly. I…

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Baked Apple Rose Tarts

November 2, 2015
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dessert, fave food, live

My friend Ruth (who doesn't usually bake), made a batch of these gorgeous looking tarts. She promised they were easy, so I took on the task. The recipe from tiphero.com is beautifully presented in a short video. I love cooking…

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Last Minute DIY Halloween Mask

October 31, 2015
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If you still haven't organized your Halloween costume and you're feeling crafty, check out Steve Wintercroft's UK website. You can purchase (for around USD $10) and download a template for a cool low poly mask that you can print out…

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(Butternut) Pumpkin Risotto

October 28, 2015
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dinner, fave food, live

Roasting veggies is one of my favorite things to do (and eat!) when the weather cools down. The Word Health Organization's announcement this week that processed meat causes cancer, and that red meat probably does, gave me (and everyone else…

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DIY Painted Pumpkins and other Halloween spookiness

October 26, 2015
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I'm painting instead of carving this Halloween. Pearlized paint from my local craft supplies shop, transformed these grocery store pumpkins into magical fairy tale creations. It was an easy job which I did over the course of an evening to…

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Tracey Dale is a writer, currently working on her first novel. She is a former broadcast journalist, TV host, corporate speaker, advertising executive, and Miss Australia. Based in Los Angeles, she is married to actor, Alan Dale (Entourage, Captain America 2, Lost, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo).

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